Shake

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1 Pronunciation 2 Transitive verb 2.1 Translations 3 Intransitive verb 3.2 Translations 4 Noun 4.3 Translations

Pronunciation

to shake (shook, shaken)

1. to cause (something) to move rapidly from side to side. (The earthquake shook the building.)
2. to move (something) rapidly from side to side, especially to mix it.
3. to remove (something) by moving it vigorously. (The dog shook the water from its fur.)
4. to shock. (Her father's death shook her terribly.)

• Dutch: schudden
• French: secouer, agiter
• German: schütteln
• Indonesian: mengguncang, mengocok
• Japanese: 振る (ふる, furu), 揺らす (ゆらす, yurasu)
• Spanish: agitar, sacudir
• Tok Pisin: seksekim, sakim

1. to move from side to side
2. to grasp hands, commonly as a greeting or as acknowledgement of an agreement. (May be expressed as shake hands or simply shake.)

• German: schütteln (1), händeschütteln (2)
• Tok Pisin: seksek (1), sekan (2)

1. the act of shaking something. (The cat gave the mouse a shake.)
2. a milkshake.